Basin cock



(No Model}? 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

, J. M. PECK.

BASIN 000K.

No. 505,634. 3 Patented Sept. 26, 1893.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2'.

J. M. PEGK.

. BASIN 000K.

No. 505,634. r Patented Sept. 26, 1893.

UNITED STATES PATENT Qrricn.

JOHN M. PECK, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO PEOK BROS. & 00.,OF SAME PLACE.

BASIN-COCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 505,634, datedSeptember 26, 1893.

Application filed il'une 2'7, 1892. Serial No. 438,118. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN M. PEOK, of New Haven, in the county of NewHaven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement' inBasin-Cocks; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken inconnection with accompanying drawings and the letters of referencemarked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, andrepresent, in

Figure 1, a front View of the base and two cocks; Fig. 2, a top or planView of the same;

Fig. 3, an end view of the same; Fig. 4., a horizontal section cuttingon line m-m of Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a vertical central section through thecock and portion of the base. Fig. 5 is a plan viewof the upper end ofthe shell of one cock with the cap and valve removed and showing also aportion of one end of the base; Figs. 6 and 7, modifications.

This invention relates to an improvement in cocks employed forwash-basins and bathtubs, particularlywith reference to that class ofcocks which are adapted for two cocks to discharge into a single nozzle,so that both hot and cold water may be led through a common outlet. I

In the more general construction of the class of cocks calledcompression cooks the valve is arranged below the spindle by which thevalve is operated. It is often necessary to obtain accessto the valvefor examination, cleaning or repairs, and in the usual construction toget such access it is necessary to remove the cocktrom its seat.

The object of this invention is the construction of a cock so that thevalve may be above the spindle by which it is operated, and so as to beinclosed by a cap screwed onto the top of the cock, and so that bysimply removing the cap, the valve and valveseat are exposed.

t The invention also has for its object to combine two cocks'with asingle base, and so that the discharge from the two cocks may be throughthe base into and through a nozzle or discharge formed as a part of thebase in contradistinction to making a connection between the nozzle ofthe two cocks above the base, as in the more general construction,

and the invention consists in the construction as hereinafter describedand particularly recited in the claims.

A, represents one cock, B, the other cock, 0, the base which connectsthe two cocks, or may be formed as a part of the same, the parts beingadapted to rest upon the top of the slab, and from the base the nozzleor discharge D, extends opening over the basin or tub. The base 0, isconstructed with two openings E F through it, corresponding to the twococks A B, and into which they may be screwed, as seen in Fig. 5, and sothat the inlet pipe may be attached to the lower end of the cock, asalso seen in Fig. 5.

The case or barrel of the cock is constructed with an upward inletpassage Y, which leads directly from the inlet pipe, and the cock isalso constructed with an outlet passage H, which leads into a passage 1,formed in the base, the valve being constructed so that the inflow maypass up through the passage G, while the outflow will pass down throughthe passage I-l, into the base. A like passage I, in the base leads fromeach .cock to a single nozzle or outlet J, common to both, and as seenin Fig. 4., so that the one cock being supplied with hot water, and theother with cold, the discharge may be made from both cocks through thebase, and through a common nozzle, the temperature of the waterregulated by the supply permitted to flow from each cook.

The base is adapted to rest directly upon the slab in like manner as thebase of a cock should rest thereon, and the base forms a commonconnection between the two cocks to a nozzle or discharge common toboth, thereby avoiding the connection above, which is usually necessarywhere the cocks are constructed for a discharge above the base.

In case of the employment of a tubular overflow, the base is constructedwith an opening K, through which the overflow may be set.

The shells or cases of the cocks, as here represented, are both alike,and may be made of any desirable design or shape.

In the construction of the cook, the two passages G 1-1 will belupwardthrough and to the top of the shell, where the passage Gr, dis- IOGcharges into a valve-chamber L above, and in the top of the shell 0; inthat chamber a valve-seat M, is formed on the top of the outlet passage11. The valve-chamber L, is formed by a hollow cap N, screwed onto the.upper end of the shell, as clearly seen in Fig. 5. The extreme upperend of the shell is reduced in diameter to form a bearing shoulder a andan exteriorly threaded sleeve a upon which the said cap is screwed so asto impinge against the said shoulder. The inlet passage G, opensdirectly from this sleeve into the valve-chamber L, formed by the cap N,while the valve-seat M of the valve 0 is formed directly in the upperend of the said sleeve, and is therefore entirely exposed by the removalof the said cap, the said valve seat forming, as it were, thetermination of the upper end of the outlet passage H, of the shell. Itwill thus be seen that by removing the cap N, the valve is exposed, andalso the valveseat and the upper end of the passage G, as well as theupper end of the passage H, which is just within the valve-seat. Torepair or clean the cock, so far as its valve and valvechamber areconcerned therefore, it is only necessary to remove the cap, whereby allof the features and parts mentioned are rendered freely accessible.

By reference to Fig. 5, it will be seen that the top of the shell isclosed and intersected by the upper end of the inlet passage G, and bythe upper end of the outlet passage H, which terminates atits upper endin the valveseat N, which is located to one side of the center of thesaidolosed top of the shell. The valve 0, is located directly over thevalveseat and occupies only a portion of the chamber formed by the capN, not engaging with the walls of the said chamber, which always hasopen communication with the inlet passage G, and which is normallyfilled with water which will flow down and around the valve, and enterthe valve-seat as soon as the valve is raised, however little.

By reference to Fig. 5 of the drawings, it will be seen that theinletand outlet passages G and H are formed by the approximately centraldivision wall or partition, G. It will also be noticed, by reference toFig. 5 of the drawings, that the inlet passage G extends longitudinallythrough the lower end of the shell, and has no communication with thebase, to which the cock is applied, while, on the other hand, thelateral passage, formed in the lower end of the shell of the cock, leadsfrom the lower end of the outlet passage into the interior of the base.

0, represents the valve, which is preferably made from leather,india-rubber or other elastic or flexible material, and is arranged upona valve-stem P, which extends down into the outlet passage H, where itis connected to a crank or eccentric Q, on a transverse spindle R, whichextends outward through a stuffingbox S, and provided at its outer endwith a suitable handle as T by which the spindle may be rotated. As thespindle is rotated in one direction, it will draw the valve down uponits seat M, so as to close the outlet passage, and as indicated inbroken lines Fig. 5, but'when turned in the opposite direction, thevalve will be raised, so as to open communication between the inlet andoutlet passages through the chamber L, and so that the water flowing inthrough the passage G, and up into the chamber L, may pass down throughthe passage H, and thence outward into the base or otherwise.

By this construction of the cock, the valve is brought to a positionabove the operatlng spindle and within the cap N, so that by the removalof the cap the valve and its seat are exposed, and so that the valvebeing secured to its stem as by a nut U, may be easily removed, repairedand replaced, or a new valve introduced, or the seat refitted asoccasion may require and without detaching the cock from the pipe towhich itis connected, or from the base, thus avoiding very much of thelabor and difficulty experienced in repairing this class of cocks.

While this construction of cock is specially adapted to be attached to abase and to discharge therein as described, the same arrangement ofvalve may be made with the discharge through a nozzle projecting fromthe shell, as seen in Fig. 6, and as in the more common construction ofbasin cocks. The invention is therefore not to be understood asnecessarily limited to the cock constructed to be arranged upon a hollowbase into whichit may discharge.

The mechanism represented for operating the cock is a common and wellknown device, and for which other known devices may be substituted.

The base while peculiarly adapted for being combined with two cooks forhot and cold water, is also equally well adapted for a single cock, asseen in Fig. 7, and in this case the base may be made as an integralpart of the shell, as represented in Fig. '7, instead of detachabletherefrom as first represented.

I am aware that a cock having the upper end of its shell furnished witha removable cap and a valve located at the upper end of a verticallyreciprocal stem, is not broadly new, and I am also aware that it is oldto combine two cocks on one base and discharge them through one outletcommon to them both. I do not therefore claim either of thoseconstructions broadly, but only my particu lar construction.

I claim-- 1. In a basin-cock, the combination with a shell having itsupper end closed, and a longitudinal partition terminating at its upperend in the said closed end of the shell, and forming an upward inletpassage and a downward discharge passage, the said passages intersectingthe said closed end of the shell, which is recessed at one side of itscenter to form an exposed valve-seat for the inlet pas- IIO sage; of aremovable cap attached to the upper end of the shell and forming avalvechamber into which the said inlet passage always has opencommunication, a valve located in the said chamber over the saidvalveseat which it conforms to in size, occupying only a portion of thechamber, and not engaging with the walls thereof; a valve-stem havingthe said valve attached to its upper end, and extending downward intothe said discharge passage, and operating-mechanism connected with thesaid valve-stem, substantially as described, whereby the said chamber isnormally filled with water which surrounds the valve.

2. The combination with a hollow base constructed with a dischargeopening, of a cock, rigid with the said base and having its shellconstructed with a longitudinal partition JOHN M. PEOK.

WVitnesses:

CHAS. M. PEoK, F. G. HASTINGS.

